JPH11119883A - Grippingly operable wireless keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wireless keyboard that can be operated while being gripped. SOLUTION: Both sides of a keyboard body 100 is provided with a grip parts, 120 respectively, the grip parts 120 are gripped by both hands of a user, an upper side of the grip parts 120 are provided with a trackball 130, a pair of track positioning buttons 140 and at least one press type operation keys 200, the operation keys 200 are used as page turning keys or curser direction control keys and operable with fingers of hands gripping the grip parts 120, and the fingers of the hands gripping the keyboard body 100 can operate the track ball 130, the track positioning buttons 140, and the operation keys 200 in combination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kind of grip-operable wireless keyboard, and more particularly, to a keyboard provided with a trackball and a track positioning button on both sides so that a cursor can be controlled with both hands.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Personal computers are widely used for information processing in the modern society, such as traffic information, commercial information, contact with customers, and document processing, and their importance is increasing. A keyboard is a typical input device, and the operability of the keyboard directly affects the operation of the computer.

[0003] Since a general keyboard is connected to a computer through a connecting line and the range in which the keyboard can be moved is limited, a wireless keyboard that transmits a signal using infrared rays has been used at present. This kind of wireless keyboard includes an infrared transmitting / receiving module connected to the keyboard and the computer, and the keyboard can wirelessly control the computer.

[0004] However, although the movable range of the wireless keyboard is increased as compared with the wired keyboard,
In the basic operation, the operation was performed without departing from the operation mode of the known wired keyboard, that is, by simply pressing a key. However, when using auxiliary graphics software of many computers, for example, AUTO CAD and application software, for example, Microsoft Windows series, game software or Internet browser, a cursor pointing device such as a mouse and a paging and cursor direction control are used. Key and must be used in combination with each other, such as page up, page down, up, down, light,
Or, commonly used keys such as left are inconvenient to operate on the wireless keyboard, so it is difficult to operate the keyboard if it is placed on a flat surface, and in operation, the traditional keyboard key arrangement and pressing type operation method Because of the limitations, the entire keyboard becomes inconvenient to operate, and the keyboard cannot be arbitrarily grasped and moved to operate it. In addition, it has not been fully demonstrated, and therefore, structural improvement has been desired.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of wireless keyboard which can be gripped and operated.
"Grasp both sides with both hands and operate the trackball and track positioning keys, the page turning key and the cursor direction control keys with your fingers, respectively, that is, the page up, page down, up, down, right, and left keys. Can be operated by freely moving the entire keyboard, and is compatible with ergonomics in using computer-assisted graphics software such as AUTO CAD and application software such as Microsoft Windows, game software or Internet browser. That can provide the effect of being able to operate smoothly with movements. "

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, one grip portion 120 is provided on each side of the keyboard body 100.
The grip portion 120 is a portion to be gripped by both hands of the user, and one track ball 130 and a pair of track positioning buttons 14 are provided on the upper surface of the grip portion 120.
0 and at least one push-type operation key 200 are provided. The operation key 200 is used as a page turning key or a cursor direction control key, and can be operated by a finger of the hand gripping the grip portion 120. The operation of the trackball 130, the track positioning button 140, and the operation keys 200 can be performed in combination with the fingers of the hand gripping the main body 100, and the wireless keyboard having the above-described configuration is operable.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a keyboard body 100 is provided.
2. A wireless keyboard that can be gripped and operated according to claim 1, characterized in that one signal transmitting / receiving unit 110 for the keyboard body 100 to receive and transmit infrared signals is provided at the front end of the keyboard.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the operation key 200 is a page turning key, that is, a page up key and a page down key. I have.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless keyboard capable of gripping operation according to the first aspect, wherein the operation keys 200 are a cursor direction control key, that is, an upkeep, a down key, a right key, and a left key. And

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The grip-operable wireless keyboard according to the present invention has grip portions extending on both sides of a keyboard body so that it can be gripped with both hands. One trackball and a pair of track positioning buttons, and at the bottom thereof, at least one operation key of a page turning key and a cursor direction control key, that is, a page up, page down, up, down, right, or left key. It is possible to proceed by combining the operation of the operation keys with the operation of the trackball and the track positioning button, and the operation of the wireless keyboard without causing any trouble on the keyboard. Mobility has been improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a wireless keyboard that can be gripped and operated according to the present invention is provided with one signal transmitting / receiving unit 110 in front of a keyboard body 100 to receive and transmit infrared signals of the wireless keyboard. In addition, both sides of the keyboard main body 100 are extended outward to form grip portions 120, respectively, and the grip portions 120 are formed as portions to be gripped by both hands. A track ball 130 and a pair of track positioning buttons 140 for positioning the cursor by rotating or pressing with a finger are provided at appropriate positions, and a suitable position below the track ball 130 or the track positioning button 140 is provided. At least one operation key 200 is provided at the position, and the operation key 200 is constituted by a page key or a cursor direction control key. As well as the key of the original keyboard 3
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the pair of operation keys 2 is a pair of a page up key and a page down key, or an up key and a down key.
00 is provided below the track positioning button 140 on the same side, and the finger of the left hand gripping the left grip section 120 can select and operate the track positioning button 140 or the operation key 200.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a pair of operation keys 200 including a page up key and a page down key, or an up key and a down key, is
0 and the right hand gripping the right grip portion 120, the trackball 130 or the operation key 2
00 can be selected.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the operation keys 200 are a right key and a left key, and the right key is provided below the track positioning button 140 and the left key is provided below the trackball 130, respectively. The left and right hands holding the grip portion 120 can be operated.

FIG. 4 shows the state of use of the embodiment of FIG. The left and right hands of the user hold the left and right grips 120 of the keyboard body 100, and the operation of the operation keys 200 described above is performed by the left and right hands in a smooth and natural manner depending on the installation position. It can be carried out.
The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be operated similarly.
In this way, the keyboard body 100 has the effect of being able to operate smoothly with a natural operation when using computer-assisted graphic software such as AUTO CAD or application software such as Microsoft Windows, game software or an Internet browser. Have been.

[0015]

The present invention makes use of the fact that the area near the track ball 130 and the track positioning button 140 provided on both sides of the keyboard body 100 is just within the area where the user's finger can touch, and this area is used. In order to achieve the purpose of convenient operation by arranging special function keys on the computer, use computer-assisted graphic software such as AUTO CAD and application software such as Microsoft Windows series, game software or Internet browser. Therefore, the mouse pointer control and the cursor control can be smoothly performed by a natural operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a usage state of an application example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 keyboard body 110 signal transmitting / receiving unit 120 gripping unit 130 trackball 140 track positioning button 200 operation key 300 key

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A grip portion 120 is provided on each side of the keyboard body 100. The grip portion 120 is a portion that is gripped by both hands of a user. , One trackball 130, a pair of track positioning buttons 140, and at least one push-type operation key 200, and the operation key 200 is used as a page turning key or a cursor direction control key.
20 can be operated with the fingers of the hand holding the keyboard body 100, and the operation of the trackball 130, the track positioning button 140, and the operation key 200 can be performed in combination with the fingers of the hand holding the keyboard body 100. A wireless keyboard that can be gripped and operated. 2. The grip according to claim 1, wherein one signal transmission / reception unit 110 for receiving and transmitting infrared signals by the keyboard body 100 is provided at a front end of the keyboard body 100. Operable wireless keyboard. 3. An operation key 200 includes: a page turning key;
2. The grip-operable wireless keyboard according to claim 1, wherein the keyboard is a page up key and a page down key. 4. The grip-operable wireless keyboard according to claim 1, wherein the operation keys 200 are cursor direction control keys, that is, an upkeep key, a down key, a right key, and a left key.